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Inheritance of Haemophilia

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Which of the following diseases shows its transmission from unaffected carrier female to some of the male progeny?

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Haemophilia

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Myotonic dystrophy

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Turner’s syndrome

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Down’s syndrome

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The correct option is A Haemophilia
Haemophilia is the X-linked recessive trait which shows transmission from carrier female to male progeny. It is transmitted from unaffected carrier mother to some of the male progeny.

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